Developments

We have issued a reprimand to Bonne Terre Limited, trading as Sky Betting and Gaming, for unlawfully processing people’s data through advertising cookies without their consent.

Statement from Stephen Almond, Executive Director Regulatory Risk at the ICO.

Enforcement notice issued to Surrey Police over Freedom of Information backlog

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) organises a remote stakeholder event, taking place on 18 November 2024 from 10.00 to 16.00 CET (exact time to be confirmed), in order to collect stakeholders’ input in the context of upcoming guidelines on the application of data protection legislation in the context of ‘Consent or Pay’ models.  The … Read more

We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Crime Agency (NCA) that sets out how both organisations will cooperate to improve the UK’s cyber resilience.

The Commission services in charge of the enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have agreed to work together to clarify and give guidance on the interplay between DMA and GDPR. This enhanced dialogue between Commission’s services and the EDPB will focus on the applicable obligations to digital … Read more

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is organising a remote stakeholder event aimed at collecting stakeholders’ input in the context of upcoming guidelines on the application of data protection legislation in the context of ‘Consent or Pay’ models. The event will take place on 18 November 2024 from 10.00 to 16.00 CET (exact time to … Read more

Brussels, 19 June – During its latest plenary, the Members of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) elected Zdravko Vukić, Director of the Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency, as Deputy Chair. Vukić replaces Aleid Wolfsen (Chair of the Dutch Data Protection Authority), who has reached the end of his five-year mandate as EDPB Deputy Chair.Over … Read more

Brussels, 24 May – During its latest plenary, the EDPB adopted an Opinion on the use of facial recognition technologies by airport operators and airline companies to streamline the passenger flow at airports*. This Article 64(2) Opinion, following a request from the French Data Protection Authority, addresses a matter of general application and produces effects … Read more

The EDPB Data Protection Guide for small business is now available in French and German The Guide provides practical information to SMEs about GDPR compliance and benefits in an accessible and easily understandable language. The development of tools providing practical, easily understandable and accessible data protection guidance is key to reaching a non-expert audience and … Read more